The melodious bells echoed over the Dabei Temple, making the twilight in the temple seem a little ethereal and lonely. The big bell is the order of the jungle, and the bell is ringing in the morning and evening, one hundred and eight times each. When it is struck at dawn, it will break the long night and wake up sleep;
Ye Xiaotian sat cross-legged on the Zen bed, listening to the chime of the bell, he seemed to be a bit out of the dust, seeing his solemn appearance with lowered brows and narrowed eyes, if the monks of the Great Compassion Temple saw him, they would inevitably admire him One voice: "This son has a great root of wisdom."
Layman Ye Da with great wisdom was sitting there, but what lingered in his mind was not the images of the Buddha, but the images of Kong Fangxiong. He pinned his only hope on Dai Tongzhi, but Ye Xiaotian was not sure whether Dai Tongzhi could help him complete his mission.
This is related to everyone's most real interests, so it is definitely not something that can be won by playing tricks or tricks or coaxing Zhang Zhifu to smile. With the amount of donations, he is considered to have burned a high incense.
When Ye Xiaotian was worrying about money in the Dabei Temple, the Ye Mansion in Huxian County was full of guests like a cloud, and it was very lively. Those who came to Yefu to visit were the Baozhang, Lizheng, Zhaizhu, Baozhu, and even a certain tribal chief in the deep mountains and old forests from various villages and villages.
Those who live in the mountains will send mountain delicacies, those who live by the river will send river delicacies, and those who are neither close to mountains nor water will send miscellaneous gifts. Ye Xiaotian was not at home, Tao Siniang didn't dare to be the master, she wanted to refuse it, but these people gave all kinds of gifts, and the ways of giving them were also all kinds of ways, it was impossible to refuse.
Tao Siniang just said very politely here, "My master is not in the mansion, please leave a note of greetings, take back the gift, and wait for my master to come back..." Immediately, the leader of the mountain put down the gift, very rough and "unintentional" "In this case, please accept the gift first, and we will come to visit again when the second master returns to the mansion. Let's say goodbye!" Can't catch up.
Also, the person sent by the village to give gifts was an old man with fluttering white hair, leaning on a walking stick, trembling as if he would fall in the wind. Tao Siniang explained a few words to him tactfully, and the old man closed his ears and said in a loud voice: "What? Yes, yes, the old man will be eighty after the new year..."
Tao Siniang was very helpless, this is not the year, these people come to give gifts, it is obvious that they have other motives. It was rumored that this year, Ye Xiancheng went to Tongren Mansion to apply for donations. Huazhi County decided that Ye Xiancheng would be responsible for the distribution of this year's donations. These people obviously came for this.
As a housekeeper, Tao Siniang dared not make decisions without authorization, so she asked Douni for instructions. After hearing her finish, Douni stared at her big watery eyes, and asked cutely: "Then Si Niang thinks, should we accept this gift, or should we not accept it?"
Mao Wenzhi caressed a piece of black bear fur fondly, and when he heard their conversation, he straightened his throat and said, "Accept it, why not accept it! Let me tell you, sometimes if you don't accept gifts from others, you will also offend them." Damn, this bearskin is pretty good, I'm using it to make a kang..."
Hua Yunfei saw that Si Niang was worried, so he said considerately: "Si Niang, don't be embarrassed, let's accept it first. The officials in the county also have to rely on the support of the top figures in each fort and village to do things, otherwise it will be difficult to give orders. Damn, if there's anything inappropriate, I'll take care of it!"
Tao Siniang couldn't help feeling warm when she heard this, she glanced at him softly, lowered her head slightly, with a gentle and charming expression. Si Niang has already faintly felt Hua Yunfei's affection for her, but when she thinks that she is older than Hua Yunfei and is a married woman, she will feel inferior.
Mao Wenzhi looked at Hua Yunfei, secretly gave a thumbs up, and after another thought, he grabbed another fox skin. He used the bear skin for himself, and gave this fox skin to Miss Ye. He is not as good at talking as Hua Yunfei, but he is slow in speaking and quick in action. Lao Mao is a man of action.
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In a teahouse at the foot of the mountain, there was a man with the appearance of a scholar sitting there, drinking tea as if he was bored, but he secretly recorded the identity of every person who climbed the mountain to visit Ye Mansion. As long as 70% of the favorable evidence against Ye Xiaotian is true, who would investigate the 30% of it as false
In the back house of Ye's mansion, Qian Qing was not tired of Yaoyao's entanglement, and was studying with her in the study. Sitting in the study, Qian Qingqing was really depressed, she came to Ye's house because of Ye Xiaotian, but unexpectedly she went to Ye's mansion, but Ye Xiaotian went to Tongren, it seems that she will spend a lot of time here.
Suddenly there was a beautiful little lady with a variety of styles in the class, and the old teacher Xixi was immediately delighted. He was very energetic when he lectured on "The Book of Daughters" today. I don't feel bored, I listen to it from a distance with relish.
It's just that the pretty little lady didn't seem interested in his hard-working performance. She rested her chin and looked lazily at a pear tree in the garden outside the window, which made the old man wish he could turn himself into that snow-white pear blossom. It is a blessing to be stared at by this beauty's wonderful eyes.
Suddenly a vigorous figure flashed across the yard, with a hunting bow and a pot of arrows on his shoulders, it was Hua Yunfei. Hua Yunfei was not as ignorant as Mao Wenzhi. Hua Yunfei didn't take any of the gifts from each village.
Mao Wenzhi gave the fox skin to Miss Ye. Hua Yunfei once saw Si Niang and Miss Ye sitting together evaluating the fox fur. The happiness on Miss Ye's face and the envy in Miss Ye's eyes, Hua Yunfei took a look, and he decided to go into the mountain himself to hunt a sable for his beloved woman.
Qian Qingqing watched Hua Yun fly away with his bow, and suddenly felt a movement in his heart. The way she wants to get close to Ye Xiaotian is to seduce him with color, and then wait for an opportunity to kill him, but she hates being approached by men from the bottom of her heart, if she can kill Ye Xiaotian with a bow and crossbow, won't she need to pretend to be a snake
Thinking of this, Qian Qingqing's eyes wavered slightly, and the corners of his lips curled into a mysterious smile. Just this smile, like a midnight epiphyllum quietly blooming, exuding infinite charm, Mr. Xixi was so distracted that he almost dropped the scroll in his hand.
Yaoyao was listening carefully to his teacher's lecture, when he suddenly saw that he was speechless, he couldn't help thinking: "Could it be that Mr. forgot the words?"
Yaoyao's spirit was lifted immediately, and he recited: "Sitting, standing and walking must be dignified, always at the door of the house. But if you make mistakes, you should admit them. Even if you are capable, don't praise your abilities. If you get married and suffer misfortune, you are not worthy of the name of a husband and daughter. This is Daughter is the first thing, you will be very smart if you listen to it. I will tell you carefully today, and you have to listen carefully."
The husband suddenly woke up, and said with some embarrassment: "Ah! Yes, yes, listen carefully, listen carefully..." An old face turned red, and he took a peek, and the beautiful young woman was still looking out of the window, thinking, all He didn't pay attention to his loss, and couldn't help feeling lost.
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Dai Tongzhi looked preoccupied all afternoon, which puzzled the subordinates in the room where he signed the bond. This master Tongzhi laughed all day long and rarely showed his appearance, so he raised a little bit when he did things. Be careful, for fear of sweeping his tail.
Before the government was released, Dai Tongzhi hurriedly left the government office and rushed back to his mansion. The servants in the mansion saw that their master had returned, and hurriedly bowed their heads to salute him. The magistrate of Tongren is a local magistrate, and seventy-eight out of ten of the officials under him are also hereditary chieftains from tribes, large and small, and so is Dai Tongzhi.
However, he lives in Tongren City after all, and the family rules are not like those chieftains who live in a stronghold and stick to the tradition. Look up.
Dai Tongzhi hurried to the third entrance courtyard and turned to the guest house courtyard on the right. There were actually people guarding the hanging flower gate at the entrance of the courtyard with a knife. Seeing that it was Dai Tongzhi coming, they naturally would not stop him and let Dai Tongzhi go in. There are verandahs in the left and right wing rooms in the courtyard, the front porch in the main house and the back building, and the cover room in the back.
Dai Tongzhi entered the main room, turned to the left, walked around behind the floor-to-ceiling wooden screen, and turned into the study room. In the study room, a thin and withered old man was holding a book, drinking tea and reading a book, looking very leisurely. Looking up and seeing Dai Tongzhi coming in, the old man was slightly surprised, and asked casually, "Why did you come back so early today?"
Dai Tongzhi sighed, sat down on a chair beside him, and lazily said, "I ran into a little trouble today."
The thin old man's expression became tense, and he asked, "Could it be that Zhang Duo is already alert?"
Dai Tongzhi shook his head and said, "Zhao Amu, don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with your secret, it's just that I have encountered a little trouble."
The thin old man breathed a sigh of relief, frowned slightly and said, "What trouble have you encountered? It won't affect your plan, will it?"
This thin old man doesn't know his name in Tongren, even if he went to the street and reported his name, I'm afraid no one would know who he is. But he is well-known in Bozhou, and more people know him than Yang Yinglong, the lord of Bozhou, because he is Zhao Xin, the great Amu of Bozhou. higher.
Dai Tongzhi shook his head, threatened Ye Xiaotian to pry into his privacy, and asked him to tell about the donation for Huxian County, and said with a wry smile: "I have been thinking hard in the government office for a long time, but I haven't come up with anything yet. It's a good way, it's not easy to get money for him."
Zhao Xin reprimanded coldly, "I said a long time ago, don't mess with those good women, but you just don't listen. If this continues, one day, you will die in the belly of a woman."
Dai Tongzhi smiled and said, "Zhao Amu, don't you Chieftain Yang also have such a habit?"
Zhao Yun said with a sneer: "Although Chieftain Yang has such a habit, we will not miss a big deal because of it; although Chieftain Yang has such a habit, who is tired of his work and dares to coerce him with such privacy. Can you Dai Tongzhi do it?"
Dai Tongzhi rolled his eyes, and resentfully stopped talking. Zhao Xin stroked his beard and thought for a while, then suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said, "Does Hu County want to get a few more relief money? Hehe, the old man thinks that you might as well make it happen, so that it will arouse the county magistrates to fight against Zhang. Duo's dissatisfaction."
Dai Tongzhi was startled, and said, "How can it be done? Zhang Duo will not agree."
Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Of course he wouldn't agree under normal circumstances, but what if Ye Xiaotian could resolve the dispute over Mount Mercury for him?"
Dai Tongzhi was stunned again, and Zhao Xin said, "Zhang Duo is having a lot of headaches over the dispute over Mercury Mountain. If Ye Xiaotian can solve this matter for him, do you think Zhang Duo is willing to give him a few percent of the relief money?"
Dai Tongzhi wondered: "How can Ye Xiaotian have the ability to resolve the dispute over Mount Mercury?"
Zhao Xin said: "If he can't, why don't we help out secretly?"
Dai Chonghua was startled and said, "Aren't we going to make a big fuss about Mount Mercury? How could..."
Dai Chonghua was halfway through speaking, seeing the look in Zhao Xin's eyes, he was suddenly blessed, and changed his words: "I see, you plan to make a comeback after everything is done?"